The A5000 has 2x the memory and 2.7x the bandwidth. The RTX A2000 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
2x more on A5000
- RTX A2000
- 12 GB
- A5000
- 24 GB
Memory bandwidth
2.7x higher on A5000
- RTX A2000
- 288 GB/s
- A5000
- 768 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
52% cheaper on RTX A2000
- RTX A2000
- $0.11 /GPU/hr
- A5000
- $0.23 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX A2000 | A5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.11 | $0.75 /GPU/hr from $0.23 | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $1.20 (1 mo) | $0.35 /GPU/hr from $0.23 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.05 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.09 |
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Medians are across providers, one vote each, so a large catalog does not outweigh a small one. No median for on-demand, reserved and spot on the RTX A2000 and spot on the A5000: we only show one when at least 3 providers list the GPU on that billing type. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
RTX A2000 vs A5000 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX A2000 | A5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 12 GB GDDR6 | 24 GB GDDR6 | 2x more on A5000 |
| Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 768 GB/s | 2.7x higher on A5000 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 384-bit | 2x wider on A5000 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 31.9 TFLOPS | 111.1 TFLOPS | 3.5x higher on A5000 |
| FP32 | 8 TFLOPS | 27.8 TFLOPS | 3.5x higher on A5000 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | NVLink 112 GB/s | NVLink on A5000 only |
| Board power | 70 W | 230 W | 3.3x higher on A5000 |
| Released | Q3 2021 | Q2 2021 | |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Figures are for each model's headline configuration. Where a form factor carries a different number, it is named under the figure.
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX A2000 datasheet and A5000 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | RTX A2000 | A5000 |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.23 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
$0.12 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.27 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.24 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Salad
Distributed
|
-- | $0.25 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $1.56 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runcrate
USA
|
-- | $1.85 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
Exoscale
Switzerland
|
-- | $1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Paperspace
USA
|
-- | $1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand |
2 providers list the RTX A2000 and 12 the A5000. Every listing is on the RTX A2000 page and the A5000 page.
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Our data for Nvidia RTX A2000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia A5000 on Sept. 14, 2026.